Most of the letters citizens in the provinces have written in recent weeks to their local MP or to the Parliament Office relate to complaints against the work of mining companies. A citizen of Darkhan soum in Khentii aimag has written that he and others in the area welcome the Government decision to establish a separate Bor-Undur soum after taking away the mine region from Darkhan soum. Bor-Undur has lost much of its greenery following extensive mining which has also made its soil unfit for agriculture. 

Studies reveal that water level in the Bor-Undur area has gone down by 20 meters because of mining. The exploited area covers 14,400 hectares and there has been no rehabilitation. People in Darkhan soum want all this area to go to Bor-Undur as they do not wish big or artisanal mining in their area.